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DANCING HANDS: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln on Perfect Picture Book Friday

September 27, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 3 Comments

DANCING HANDS: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln on Perfect Picture Book Friday

I am excited to share a perfect picture book biography for Perfect Picture Book Friday-   DANCING HANDS: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln By Margarita Engle (author) and Rafael López (illustrator) Published by Atheneum/Simon and Schuster August 2019 Nonfiction Picture Book Biography for ages 4-8 Themes: biography, arts, refugees Places: Venezuela, […]

Filed Under: Biographies, Inspirations, picture books Tagged With: Abraham Lincoln in picture books, Dancing Hands, Margarita Engle, perfect picture book Friday, pianists in picture books, Rafael Lopez, Teresa Carreño children's biography

Maybe Something Beautiful – a mural comes to our town

May 10, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 2 Comments

Maybe Something Beautiful – a mural comes to our town

Sometimes you come across a book that is so perfect that you want to share it with everyone you know. This inspiring picture book is the one that I want to put in the hands of every child and the adults who love them. Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood by F. Isabel […]

Filed Under: Bookish Field Trips, Books, Multicultural Children's Books, picture books Tagged With: Arne Nixon Center, F. Isabel Campoy. Theresa Howell, Fresno Murals, Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood, Murals, Rafael Lopez, REFORMA del Valle Central

The Heart of the Library

October 13, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 5 Comments

The Heart of the Library

Many of us take libraries for granted. So much so, that we forget the important role of libraries and the librarians who provide resources to everyone. But, not everyone has access to the treasures libraries have to offer. In September, I attended the first meeting of the Fresno area chapter of REFORMA, the National Association […]

Filed Under: Books, Multicultural Children's Books, Places Tagged With: #diversekidlit, Drum Dream Girl, Enchanted Air, Jr Margarita Engle, Library for London, Library in Cocal, Pura Belpre Award, Rafael Lopez, REFORMA Fresno, Robert Isquierdo, The Storyteller's Candle

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